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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. JUIY 3, 1903. THIS STORE WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY SATURDAY THE FOURTH "THE DIFFERENT STORE." OLDS, WORTMAN & KING FIFTH AND WASHINGTON STS. 2s Supremacy f Strength! A BARGAIN BROADSIDE! Oar great Friday Economy Sales, instituted just H weeks ago today, have steadily progressed in oopularityl Elsewhere attempts to follow our example have apparently met with little response. The volume of our business has increased immensely. These Friday sales of ours have become A MIGHTY FORCE I Its power has grown with each succeeding week until now it seems at its very zenith; so today to fittingly observe the nth week of these great sales, at a time so ap propriate for celebration "this Fourth of July time" we have provided i J -Grand Friday Specials For Today Only J J THAT WE CHALLENGE THE ENTIRE MERCAN TILE COMMUNITY TO DUPLICATE IN VALUE. In addition to these,1 every advertised sale of the week is on in full operation. "We particularly remind you of that SALE of SHOES at FACTORY PRICES which is raising such a furore and crowding our shoe section daily. This, however, is the LAST DAY of the SALE. Taken altogether this CHALLENGE SALE TODAY is of such vast importance to every man, woman and child in Portland that ALL PREVIOUS FRIDAY SALES PALE INTO INSIGNIFICANCE. SPECIALS GO ON SALE AT 5 A. M. AND LAST ALL DAY UNLESS LOTS ARE.SOLD OUT BEFORE TRY AND SHOP IN THE MORNING SPECIAL No. i x - Ladies' $3.50 Empress Shoes (First Floor.) Ten styles lor selection high cut or Oxfords, VicI Kid. Velour or Box Calf In high cuts, patent leather In Oxfords, welt or hand-turned soles, pat ent or stock tips, military, Cuban or opera heels In all the best $3.50 shoe In the world for; women and all latest styles at per pair. 9 SPECIAL No. 2 2$c Oxsfihg Flannel, 7c yd CFirst Floor.) Latest patterns In new Outing Flannel for the mak ing of garments for Coast wear, etc .Tour choice of -any of the 10c and 12&C qualities to "1 day at per yard SPECIAL No. 3 40c Black O. K. Hosiery for Women, 24c pr, CFirst Floor.) Our regular make of the famous O. K. Hose for "Women fast black, high spliced heel and double soles with French toes, light weight, a new lot Ju6t received : every pair warranted; the best 40c Hose i in the market for woman's wear; to- y day, per pair axC SPECIAL No. 4 Men's $1.25 Golf Shirts, 59c (First Floor.) All new this season, stripes, dots and small figures, also plain white, blue and oxblood: every one selling at either $1 or $1.25 all season; fQ today your pick for SPECIAL No. 5 50c Ribbons, 25c per yd. (Fourth Floor.) Ribbons at half price? Yes: your choice of new and beautiful liberty satin ribbons, 3V& Inches in width and -Dresden patterns or the new plaids, in 4-lnch widths never sold anywhere less than 45c and some' EOc yard today you may pick, at O C per yard. I rJ' SPECIAL No. 6 $4.00 . Trimmed Street Hats, 69c (Second Floor.) The stock of the largest wholesale millinery house in all the Northwest goes on sale here today at 20c on the dollar of cost this means a second Summer hat for you at a gift price, for you may take your pick here today of these beauties all new this season and values up to fi for 07C SPECIAL No. 7 New $7.50 Walking Skirts, $4.95 (Second Floor.) All the new walking skirts about 300 priced at $7.50. Granite Cloths, Kerseys and Cheviots col ors tans and blues, tan gray and green mixed; choose and take away today at Flags and Decorations fo tfie Fottttli SPECIAL No. 8 $3.75 Royal Wor'ter Corsets, 89c (Second Floor Annex.) "We've been through our lines of Koyal WorcesteYs the best Dorset made In the world bunched hun dreds of pairs in two lots priced as below; the colors- are black, white, drab and fancy figured, 2S styles for selection short, medium and long lengths mostly straight fronts and all late styles; also two styles of ribbon girdles. Those ji.Q that were from Jl to $3.75 today OC Those that were from fi.00 to J9.00 today $2.97 SPECIAL No. 9 35c Parlor Brooms, 23c (Third Floor.) All the brooms used to hang about through the store and In the show windows during the recent June clean-sweep sale all perfect house brooms and the standard 35c values today 23c SPECIAL No. JO, 85c Ecr Lace Certains, 43c pr. (Fourth Floor.) These are splendid values, very pretty Curtains and sold by some houses at Jl a pair our price Is 85c, but today you may buy 'em at per AC pair TtOC SPECIAL No. it $4 AII-Wool Blankets, $2,95 (Fourth Floor.) Only about 00 pairs in lot, so come early. "Will" come In very handy Just now for campers, etc In fact, these splendid all-wool, pl&fcj. and mottled gray blankets are much needed in many house holds at all times today special J4.00 d;o qc values tor ARE STILL BURIED Wyoming Miners Put in Day fc -Fighting Fire.. DEAD MAY BE REACHED TODAY Sanger of Another Explosion Is Not Xet Passed Great Progrejii la Made la. Closing Up the Ea- v tries to the "Works. HANNA, "Wye, July 2. The 238 men entombed by the mine explosion here Mon day have not yet been reached. There was no change In the situation here today. No bodies were recovered, and it was given o.ut officially that no more of the victims would be taken from the ill-fated coal mine before tomorrow, and probably not for several days, unless the bodies were found in the main slope. As depth Is at tained, a few of the handy men and driv ers may be found on the main elope, and if so, these bodies will be removed as rapidly as they'are found. The majority of the dead men are in the entries below No. 15, and cannot be reached'at this time. Great progress was made today in the work of bratticlng- the mouths of the en tries and In extending the airs haft, to the lower workings. Upward of 50 experienced miners are working four-hour shifts, and it is expected that all entries along the V& elope will be. closed by the end of the week, when the work of opening the en tries one at a time will be commenced. The brattlclng is done in a scientific man ner, and. consists of constructing a can vas door or barrier over the mouth of an entry, which prevents the air from reach ing that particular entry. When it is de sired t6' open the entry a canvas alleyway la constructed from the mouth of the entry around to the alrshafL The barrier la then removed and the air turned in. In this manner the foul gases are sucked into the entry and drawn around the other entries and out through the alrshafL At i o'clock this evening smoke burst from the airs haft above the mouth of the slope. There was a general alarm at first, for it was feared there waa another explo sion and. some of the workmen had been, caught below. It developed, however, that the workmen had penetrated the fire at the 17th level and Jiad directed .circulation of air through the entry, -causing the smoke to pour out of the alrshafL It was a battle royal for several mln 'utes for the men below, but Just as the smoke appeared above the alrshaft they sent word to the surface that the flames had been successfully pushed back and were then confined to the stables just off the 17th entry. when the true situation became known. to permit of running the trips down Into the'Jmine to haul out the. debris'. .During; the firsLten hours after opening the slope the workmen attained a depth of about S00 feeL CUBAN TREATIES SIGNED the feeling of apprehension subsided. The danger of another explosion is not entire ly passed, however, for it is known there are large quantities of afterdamp and gases in the numerous entries, and If a miner should enter any of these rooms with a lighted lamp an explosion would surely .follow. Every precaution possible has been taken to prevent such a calam ity, however. The members of the relief party are all tried and experienced men, and before the shifts are permitted to enter the mine every man is examined as to his knowledge of the property and in handling safety lamps, etc The large force .of workmen succeoded early today In clearing the debris away from the mouth of the Hope sufficiently United. States Secures Xaval Coaling Station. HAVANA, uly 2. The treaty covering the naval and? coaling stations and the treaty placing the Isle of Pines under Cu ban sovereignty were signed today at noon. s The two treaties, which are the last of the six between the United States and Cuba, were subscribed in duplicate at the Secretary of State's office. The signers were Minister Squlers, Senor Garcia Monies, Secretary of the Treasury, and acting Secretary of State in Senor Zaldos' absence. The others pres ent were Senor Pervla, assistant Secretary of State; Senor Dlega, chief of the Depart ment of Justice, the legation secretaries and Mr. Squlers eldest son. The Isles of. Pines treaty was .signed last. "While turning over "the Island to the absolute sovereignty of Cuba, the treaty safeguards the rights and privileges of the American residents on the island as though they were on American territory. Property, judicial and educational rights are especially guaranteed as well as the conveniences for reference to the registra tion of property and other building busi ness. It Is pointed out that the American landholders are better off in respect to the taxation than they would be under United States sovereignty. There was no difficulty or delay in -reaching an agreement upon the subject of the Isle of Pines treaty, but the naval stations lease was the subject of long and tedious negotiations. President Palma and Mr. Squlers could easily have reached an agreement, but the President consulted numerous , Senators, Congressmen and others, whose opinions carried considera ble weight, with the result that many suggestions were made and some minor misunderstandings followed. The question of smuggling was especlaljy slow In eet tlemenL the Cuban proposals being so ex acting as to be impracticable. The pdssesslon of the naval and coaling stations will be perpetual, the rental price being purely nominal and based on the question of acquiring sites and stations by the Cuban governmenL the United States advancing any money for the pur chase of private lands at Guantanamo and Bahla. The text of the treaties signed today will bo published after being read in the. Senate tomorrow. To Advance Catholic University. NEW YORK. July 2. Mgr. Dennis J. O'Connell, the new rector of the Catholic University at "Washington, sailed .on La Savole today for Havre. He goes to Rome on business connected with the university and takes with him letters to the pope from all the archbishops, in the United States, expressing their desire for the ad vancement of the university. The Rev. J. E. ICeene also was a passenger on "La. Savole. Record Year for Philadelphia 2Ilnt. PHILADELPHIA, July 2. The fiscal year of the United States Mint here. Just ended, was a record -breaker in the number of coins, medals and dies struck, and in the Increase In the production was accom plished without any material Increase in expenses. According to the report made by Superintendent Landls to the Treas ury Department at Washington, the coin age was 19,578,766 'pieces greater than the previous 3'ear, an increase in medals of 7032 pieces, and an increase of SCO dies. About 5260.000,000 worth of coined bullion was counted and weighed, as follows: Gold coin. $56,000,000; gold bullion, $46, 000,000; silver dollars, 5S2.000.000; silver bul lion, 523,000,000. Besides this, there was a large amount of subsidiary silver, nickel and bronze. For the United States GovernmenL 16L 1S4.265 pieces were coined; for the provin cial government of the Philippines, 14,748, m pieces; for the Cuban government, 16,667 .pieces, And for the Venezuelan govern ment, 710,060 pieces. Tj) PROBE FOR FRAUD Root Orders Investigation of Littauer War Contract. JUDGE-ADVOCATE NOW ATW0BK Government . Will See If Jfevr York Represeatatlve's Connections ' With Glove Firm Involve Any Undae Favoritism. WASHINGTON, July 22. Secretary Root today had a conference with General Humphrey, Quartermaster-General, and Colonel Patton. who participated In the clothing supplies for the Army, regarding the contracts for gloves with B. R. Lyon, who, It is said, obtained his supply of gloves from the firm of which Representa tive Liattauer, of New York, Is a member. The Secretary has directed that an Inquiry be made into the whole subject with a view to ascertaining whether any officer made contracts In violation of the stat utes, and for euch other Information as may be obtained. The papers in the matter of allegations about the contract for gloves have been referred to Judge Advocate-General Davis, who will examine them to ascer tain what action the War Department should take from a legal and military standpolnL Some allegations have been made that the glove contract was let to Lyons even after a lower bid had been made, Tmt this could not be verified at the department While one section of the revised stat utes prohibits contracts which will inure to the benefit of a member of Congress, another section excepts a contract made with a corporation in which the member of Congress has shares of stock. It Is said at. the War Department that, no matter what may ba the outcome of this matter, the statute of limitation will lie against the criminal prosecution, but this will not prevent civil proceedings for the restitution .of money Involved In the contracL' LUDIXGTOX DID XOT KNOW IT. Ittaner's Connection With. Lyon 'Contract Is Jfevf n to Army Officer. SYRACUSE. N. Y., July 2. General Marshal I. P. Ludlngton, retired, today said in reference to the glove contract between the Government and E. R. Lyon, in which the name of Congressman Lit tauer has been mentioned: "The transactions occurred during the busiest part of the war. when I was load ed down with work. The bids were opened In my office and awarded to the lowest bidder, except In cases where It was nec essary that the goods should be delivered Immediately. I knew Lyon as .a Govern ment contractor. Mr. Littauer I knew also as a very pleasant and agreeable gentle man. I knew, also, as did every one In Washington, that he was a manufacturer of gloves, but I never knew that, he was intereseted with Mr! Lyon In business or that he had any connection with him." General Ludlngton further said that Mr. Littauer never called upon him concern ing any glove contracL and added: "This is the first time that I have heard or read of his name being connected with any contraot for gloves, or of his being connected any way with Lyon." LITTAUER TELLS OF IDS PART. LyeHB Had the Contract aad His Firm Simply Sallied Him. GLOVERSVTLLE, K. Y., June 2, Con gressman Lucius N. Littauer, commenting Upon, criticism of him In. connection with a glove contract between the Government ana ;amona it. Lyon, In which the firm of Littauer Bros., composed of himself and his brother Eugene, was indirectly involved,' says: "Edmond R. Lyon was for many years a successful bidder on United States Army contracts for- muskrat fur caps and muskrat fur trauntlet crloves. When wi succeeded to the business of my father m years ago, we continued to receive ironx xyon orders to manufacture such gauntlets, which had been made bv mv father, and did so until Lyon's defalcation and bankruDtcv. "About the time of the war with Spain the United States adopted for part of Its equipment a buckskin gauntleL Stand ard samples and first goods made in ac cordance therewith were manufactured by the firm of Daniel Hays' & Co., of Gloversvllle. Mr. Lyon entered into ne gotiation with our firm for the manufac ture for him of buckskin gauntlets, stat ing that he was a general contractor for such articles, and asked us the price at which we would furnish him gauntlets according to the United States standard of requirements. .We gave him the price. Whenever he succeeded in securing a con tract at such prices as he would himself determine, he placed orders with our firm to manufacture these gauntlets, giving in structions to ship them to the arsenal at Philadelphia. In 6ourse of time the or ders were filled and bills for shipments made were delivered to Lyon at the prices agreed . upon. Our firm had no Interest In the contracts. We simply sold our goods to Lyon. We entered Into no contract whatever -with him prior to tho receipt of the various contracts by him. "We have been well aware that the United States Army authorities knew that we were the manufacturers of these gauntlets, which we eold to Lyon to be delivered to the Quartermaster's Depart menL for at one time during the Spanish war, when supplies were most needed, an Inspector from the Quartermaster's De partment visited our factory and took full note of our stock of leather and our ability to produce the gauntlets which we had sold to Lyon and Lyon had sold to the GovernmenL ""I have Insisted that Lyon should not be permitted to be discharged as a bank rupt and have .courted all possible pub licity concerning our transactions." Mr. LIttauer's attention today was called to the letter which he wrote to Lyon on May IS, 193. in which he stated: "Do you think it advisable that I should call on Ludlngton In reference to any other than tho standard gauntlets. Mr. Littauer explained that at that time Lyon had demanded the heaviest possible deliveries on the contracts he had placed with Littauer Bros., and they were unable to furnish sufficient quantities. Lyon asked that samples be sent him of any similar gauntlets which Littauer Bros, might have on hand, or would be able to produce more rapidly than they could the Unit-id States Army standards. In .his letter of May 18," Mr. Littauer. after detailing his stock on hand that would be available for such purposes, mado the reference to Ludlngton as quot ed. He said he offered the suggestion In regard to seeing Ludlngton so that he might be able to explain to the Quartermaster-General that It would be impos sible for his firm to furnish to the con tractor, Lyon, a greater quantity of the standard gauntlet, - and If the necessities of the Government required that they would be 'compelled to take some substi tute article. He never did speak to Gen eral Ludlngton, however, concerning this matter, he declared. i LARGE POSTAL DEFICIT IX SIGHT. Rural Mail Expenditures Will Make It Greater Than Last Year. WASHINGTON, July 2. Captain Cas tle, the auditor of the treasury of the Postoffice Department, today made an official estimate that the postal deficiency for the fiscal year Just closed will be 54,617.203. Tho deficit for the previous fiscal year was 52.961,170. This big in crease is attributed to the enormous in crease In expenditure for the rural free delivery service during the past year. The receipts of the postal service for OUR STORE, WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY SATURDAY, JULY 4 Fourth of Jtil For Men Wilson Bros. $1.50 J 1 Golf Shirts, at pl.lO Washable Four-m-Hand Q"- Ties reduced to KJV 50c Imported Fancy Sox, C Cooper's Glove-Fitting Un- ft jr derwear reduced to Fine Balbriggan Shirts and A.lr- . Drawers reduced to tZs 25c Fine Black Cotton Sox, 1 jRr (3 pair for 50c) at JLOL Best 50c Silk Neckwear, QV 50c Elastic Web Sus- QQr penders, at All Men's and Boys' Belts, Bath ing Suits, Shirts, etc, at reduced prices. Ribbons Satin Taffeta Ribbons, 4 inches wide, all colors, regular 35c, C Plain Taffeta Ribbons, all &c colors, regular 25c, at Neckwear 10c Embroidered Turnover Collars, at 40c Pique Sfocks, at 23c 40c Linen Top Collars, at 23c 45c Twice Around Mull Ties 23c 75c and $1.00 Pique Stocks, Linen Stocks and Embroid ered Mull Ties, at 25c to 50c Hosiery 9c Ladies' Black Lace Hosiery and Fancy Hosiery, in a variety of styles, regular 25c to 50c pair, will be closed out Qr today at, pair JS Silk Petticoat Sale $6.00 Black and Colored Silk Petticoats, j $8.50 Black and Colored Silk Petticoats, 2 $7.50 Black and Colored Silk Petticoats, $10.00 Black and Colored Silk Petticoats, $10.50 Black and Colored Silk Petticoats, j y yg $13.50 Black and Colored Silk Petti- &ir Er coats, at PLU.!jJ All this season's newest style Petticoats, entirely new, made of best silks. Suit Case Bargains Bargains that will interest everybody contemplaU ing a trip this Summer. Keratdl Grain Suit Cases, alligator, seal and $? O ' O fiL pig, sizes 22, 24 and 26 in. reg. $4.50 and $5. . P Cowhide Suit Cases, reduced to $5.98 and $6.39 Ladies' Cowhide Suit Cases, reduced to $6.39 and $6.74 SKoestring' Belts Black and white, gray and white, gray and black, plain black, plain white, reduced to Oi, Ladies' unlaundered all-pure-linen hemstitched Hand- O o kerchiefs, hand-embroidered initial, regular dSc, ox.. O a e 9 a Ladies' Gloves Silk Gloves, 12-button length, white f only, regular 85c, at Lisle Gloves, 2-clasp, plain and lace, QQp white only, regular 50c, at sK All $1.50 Kid Gloves reduced to $1.19 All $1.75 Kid Gloves reduced to $1.29 All $2.00 Kid Gloves reduced to $1.59 . All Gloves reduced. . Hammocks Up'tO'Date Hammocks, Jill at Reduced Prices, Druggists Sundries Thompson's Unscented Glycerine Soap, per cake, regular 5c, at Ot Listerated Tooth Powder, regular 25c, 4 and 5-row Tooth Brushes, regular 25c, at Crown Perfumes, all staple and special O O odors, regular 69c, at OOi. Bristle Hair Brushes, solid wood back, Of. black, rose and natural, reg. 39c, at. . . AOt Pure Tissue Toilet Paper, 1000 sheets to roll, regular 10c, at , ". 7 iee03e 9eat()ite(t( the year were $134,268,609; expenditures, $133,885,812. The deficiency In the free delivery service is not definitely known beyond the estimate made weeks ago by the Postmaster-General that 'it would be $227,000 by the close of the fiscal year. The deficiency, however, may prove con siderably larger than that figure. Postmaster-General Payne, accompa nied by Mrs. Payne, left this afternoon en route to the Catskllls, where they will remain over the Fourth of July. Mr. Payne stated today that he felt much better than he has of late, despite the severe heat. JEW PETITION WILIi GO SOON. State Deportment Expects-to Receive It in About a- Week. WASHINGTON. July 2. Count Casslnl. the "Russian Ambassador, called at tho State Department today and discussed with Acting Secretary Loomls the state ment Issued last night relative to the Jewish petition and Manchuria, but not by an Instruction from his government or in any formal way. Mr. Loomls' re marks were under the same conditions, so that the substance of the conference was a simple repetition of the published statements of the probable course and , attitude of the two countries regarding the petition and Manchuria, and in the way of furnishing information rather than with Intent of binding either party to an understanding. Thus It appeared that Russia still consistently holds to the theory that she, like the United States, will permit no interference In the Inter nal affairs of nations. However, both parties parted in the greatest good hu mor, which wa3 a source- of gratification, as it will probably be their last meeting before the Ambassador sails for Europe on July 7, accompanied by the Countess and his personal attendants. Mr. Loomls has been notified that the peUtion In behalf of the Russian Jews will probably be delivered at the State Department or at Oyster Bay In about a week. Without delay and Im mediately upon the receipt of the petition by the United States Government, It will be dispatched to Mr. Riddle, United States Charge at St. Petersburg. It will be ac companied by a note of transmittal In structing Mr. Rlddlo exactly what dispo sition to make of the petition, for there is no Intention here to place any5 undue responsibility on the Charge In this mat ter. The department does not at present ex pect to publish that note, so that Its nature is a matter of speculation, the weight of opinion being that Mr. Riddle will be Instructed to inquire of the Rus sian government If It Is willing to re ceive a petition, the nature of which will be Indicated by him. If there is a nega tive response, Mr. Riddle will so notify the State Department, and that probably will end the efforts of the department In connection with the petition. The Presi dent, through Secretary Hay, Informed his Jewish callers that he could not tell what reception the petition would meet with at the hands of the Russian gov ernment, and should the petition fall of reception after Mr. Riddle's efforts. It would absolve tho President from further pursuit of the matter. Meanwhile, and until the petition is re ceived here, there Is nothing more to be done. It is said. Through the newspapers, In an unofficial but quite adequate man ner, the Governments of the United States and Russia have acquainted each other with their respective attitudes con cerning the Jewish petition, and all that remains Is to await the working out of the programme. Increase In Pensions Granted. WASHINGTON, July 2. During the fis cal year which closed yesterday 132,828 FURS CLOAKS AND SUITS 283-285 MORRISON STREET A Pre-Inventory Offering On July 6 our Semi-Annual Inventory is taken, and this bargain offering is to clear the shelves, if possi ble, before that event takes place. Splendid Shirtwaist Values Itefrnlnr ?1.50 vralst.... Regular 2.25 venlat. . . . Reirulnr 2.GO -ivnlt.... Regular 3.0O wuist.... ....0.1)5 Resnlnr 3.50 iraint $2.55 . ... l.ISO Itefralar 400 -vrnist .00 . ... 1.7l Resnlar 5.00 vrnint 3.05 .... 2.15 Regular 0.00 vrnist 4285 Wash-Skirt Values Every .$2 Wash Skirt, the latest styles and materials Every $2.50 Wash Skirt, all this season's best styles and fab rics Every $3.25 and $3.50 Wash Skirt, many exclusive styles and mate rials Every Tailor Suit at Actual Cost. .$1.35 $1.65 $2.25 WASHINGTON IE CREAM Shipped by Express to All Points MADE FROM PURE CREAM And acknowledged by all to be the best ice cream manufactured in the Northwest. AH orders for the 4th promptly taken care of. Special prices to excursions, churches, lodges and large con sumers. Two Phones, Main 764. THE WASHINGTON CREAMERY CO. claims -were allowed by the Pension Bu reau and 113,720 were rejected. The num ber of allowances exceeded those of last year to the extent of 13,000. The number of rejections in 1902 was 118,451. Tils was the first year under the administration of Commissioner Ware. of the orace were $1,501,251. The year ha3 been one of the most prosperous In tho history of the bureau. Tbnrmcll Decline Appointment. NEW YORK, July 2. W. T. Thurmell, who was selected by President Roosevelt In May as a member of the board of gen eral appraisers for this port, hae decided not to qualify owing to private business interests. Good Year for Patent Office. WASHINGTON. July 2. The summary of the business transacted by the Patent Office for the fiscal year ended June 30 sh'ows that 33.233 patents were granted . and 51,256 applications filed. The receipts t Produces a Brilliant Lustre GORHAM Silver Polish The best polish for household use Cleans as well as polishes All responsible jewelers keep it 25 cents a paags